Daily edition · Sunday 18 October 2026

Scottish tech news, Sunday 18 October 2026

The ayeoh front page as it stood at 7:40am that morning: the lead, the top stories, the money and the record.

Shetland

UK-German space cooperation plan names UK Spaceport SaxaVord

The UK and Germany have named SaxaVord Spaceport in plans to strengthen European access to space.

BBC · Shetland · 2d · 5 outlets

Policy

Daily Record · 3h

The Herald · 37h · 7 outlets

Policy

SNP ministers end funding for hospital cybersecurity checks

The Times · 36h

The National Scot · 43h · 2 outlets

Research · Highlands

The Scotsman · 45h · 2 outlets · The story and its coverage

14 Oct 2026 · Grant · Edinburgh · UKRI Gateway to Research · Mocean Energy on ayeoh

14 Oct 2026 · Grant · Glasgow · UKRI Gateway to Research · Cerefuze Medical UK on ayeoh

14 Oct 2026 · Growth · Glasgow · Maven Capital Partners · Nami Surgical on ayeoh

13 Oct 2026 · Debt · Dundee · Dundee Culture · Snappy Group on ayeoh

9 Oct 2026 · Seed · Edinburgh · Investing Women / AccelerateHER · GLORIAH on ayeoh

Rx-info won a £14k contract from NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde for 2627 DS142 Web-based medicines intelligence platform.

Contract · 16 Oct · Public Contracts Scotland

Vodafone won a £104k contract from West Lothian Council for Mobile Voice and Data Services.

Contract · 15 Oct · Public Contracts Scotland

Astrodreamer Studio is to be struck off the register, Companies House has given notice.

Closure · 14 Oct · Companies House

ZEISS acquired Livingston-based Ceres Holographics, which becomes part of ZEISS Microoptics.

Acquisition · 12 Oct · Technology Scotland

FourNet acquired SVL Business Solutions, creating a £65 million customer experience and AI business.

Acquisition · 15 Oct · Pulse 2.0

Auld Alliance Games is to be struck off the register, Companies House has given notice.

Closure · 14 Oct · Companies House

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